Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca becomes the second region in the predominantly Catholic country to decriminalize abortion.
Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca celebrated as it became the second region in the predominantly Catholic country to decriminalize abortion.
But the vote faced serious opposition, with opponents, including members of the Catholic church, screaming"killers!" as the vote took place, according to the Guardian. Mexico City's legislative assembly voted in 2007 by 46 votes to 16 to remove the threat of a one to three-year prison term for women who sought the procedure in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The decision faced staunch opposition by the Catholic Church, which collected more than 70,000 signatures on a petition for a referendum on the issue, per The Telegraph.
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